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Murat Yetkin
29 January 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Turkish opposition unite against unusual foe: CHP as a central target

Since the May 2023 election defeat, Türkiye’s main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has grappled with internal conflicts that have taken a toll on the party. However, in addition to this, an unprecedented situation has emerged in Turkish politics: the CHP, not President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), appears to
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YetkinReport
06 January 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

Blinken in Istanbul: F-16 sales and Sweden’s NATO accession in spotlight

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Jan. 6 in Istanbul as a part of his week-long diplomatic tour amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly in the context of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The high-level meeting attended by Fidan, National Intelligence
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YetkinReport
03 January 2024, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Turkish police capture 56 suspects from 18 countries wanted by Interpol

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on January 3 that 56 suspects under Red Bulletin and Urgent Apprehension warrants by Interpol were captured in Türkiye in a massive police operation in 11 provinces. Yerlikaya said in his “X” message that the wanted people were citizens of the USA, Germany, Azerbaijan, UAE, Belarus, Morocco, Palestine, India,
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Murat Yetkin
07 November 2023, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Turkish main opposition elects new leader: What “change” can he bring?

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) changed its leader at a highly contested November 4 congress, and delegates elected young Parliamentary Group Chair Özgür Özel to replace Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who refused to resign despite his failure in the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place in May. The 49-year-old pharmacist challenged the 13-year-old Kılıçdaroğlu-chairmanship
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Nermin Pınar Erdoğan
15 August 2023, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu re-runs for 2024 local elections

The main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu announced that he will re-run for the mayoralty chair for the megacity in the 2024 local elections. “I am once again starting off to take Istanbul,” İmamoğlu said on August 15 at a press conference in Istanbul. “I am taking a risk;
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YetkinReport
03 January 2023, Tuesday / Published in Politics

CHP leader slams the inspection against İmamoğlu’s municipality

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu spoke harshly about the terror inspection initiated by the Interior Ministry against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, defining the inspection as “conspiracy.” Speaking at his party’s parliamentary group on Jan. 3, Kılıçdaroğlu said that if the government appoints a trustee, the main opposition will consider the situation
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Murat Yetkin
16 December 2022, Friday / Published in Politics

Saraçhane notes: Did İYİ Party leader send a message to CHP leader?

The leaders of the six opposition parties that have formed an alliance against President Tayyip Erdoğan in the upcoming elections marked the start of their election campaign on December 15 with a large rally in Istanbul in support of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. After the mega city’s mayor was sentenced to prison and faced
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Murat Yetkin
15 December 2022, Thursday / Published in Politics

İmamoğlu conviction united the opposition: A game changer

The İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was sentenced to 2 years 7 months in prison over false insult charges, and he was barred from engaging political activities in a clearly political case on December 14. As I say it was political, the aim was not only to remove İmamoğlu from politics or eliminate a strong
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YetkinReport
14 December 2022, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Opposition’s İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu sentenced to prison

The main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was sentenced to 2 years in prison for insulting state officials, in a contentious court case on December 14. İstanbul court sentenced İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu for 2 years, 7 months, and 15 days in prison for “insulting public officials working as committee,” and
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Murat Yetkin
15 November 2022, Tuesday / Published in Politics

USA’s Türkiye dilemma; Türkiye’s USA dilemma

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Joe Biden met on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 15. The White House statement read that “President Biden expressed his deep condolences to President Erdoğan and People of Türkiye on the acts of violence in Istanbul and made clear that
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  • Özel to Erdoğan: “You are a local dictator. You will leave as you came.”20 May 2025
  • UK-Türkiye: More than just a free trade agreement on the horizon20 May 2025
  • Towards a simultaneous solution to Ukraine, Syria and the Kurdish issues16 May 2025
  • The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government13 May 2025
  • Turkish public awareness of the disbanding of the PKK is low: survey13 May 2025
  • Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem9 May 2025
  • Security is the new dynamic in EU-Turkish relations9 May 2025
  • Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye30 April 2025
  • PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan28 April 2025
  • I will not beg Erdoğan for İmamoğlu’s freedom: opposition leader Özel27 April 2025
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